Local Police
Roughly fifty vehicles have been covered with what appears to be human blood in the Germany's town of Hanau close to Frankfurt, according to law enforcement.
Automobiles, exterior walls and mailboxes were defaced, in some cases with swastikas, they stated in a statement.
Law enforcement say they were alerted during the night on Wednesday, when a resident discovered that a car in the Lamboy neighborhood of Hanau had been marked with a reddish fluid.
The liquid had been applied in the shape of a banned symbol, they stated.
Officers then located numerous other smeared cars and building exteriors in the surrounding area.
These symbols are prohibited in Germany under legislation outlawing the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials report initial examinations suggest the substance was most likely blood from a person.
"There is still no lead as to its origin; officials are presently not aware of any harm in relation with the event," they commented.
Municipal representatives stated they were working "to solve the case" and have appealed to the community for details.
A senior official stated the incident made him without words and required to be solved promptly.
"This incident strikes at the very heart of Hanau and reopens the wounds of the far-right violent incident half a decade ago," he stated on a platform, recalling the murder of nine people by a assailant aiming at individuals of foreign heritage in five years prior.
